Praya
Spectators: 6659 (Terracing: 5000,
Seating: 1659, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Manuel Pacheco made the kick off which started today's match. The supporters of Praya booed when XANGAI FUTEBOL CLUBE was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Armindo Torres didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fábio Antunes in the 7th minute of play forced Praya's goalkeeper David Morais to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jacob Medeiros's late challenge caught a Praya's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jacob Medeiros helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Praya booed when XANGAI FUTEBOL CLUBE was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jacob Medeiros didn't get a good kick on the ball. The long shot by Mariano Rocha in the 10th minute really tested Nuno Reis's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. If Fábio Antunes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. David Morais showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fábio Antunes, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. Mauro Queiroga scored 0-1 in the 16th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of David Morais, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After having played for 20 minutes, Fábio Antunes managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. XANGAI FUTEBOL CLUBE's supporters crossed their fingers, but Fábio Antunes was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When XANGAI FUTEBOL CLUBE's Fábio Antunes in the 21st minute got a chance for a shot 21st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Praya's goalie prevented a goal. David Morais showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fábio Antunes, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 25th minute, Fábio Antunes managed to get in a good position for a shot. XANGAI FUTEBOL CLUBE's supporters rose to their feet, but Fábio Antunes was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. David Morais breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Fábio Antunes hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. Manuel Pacheco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Armindo Torres took the ball and in the 34 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised David Morais. David Morais dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. When the match clock showed 39 minutes, the score became 0-3 when Fábio Antunes sped through Praya's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of David Morais. XANGAI FUTEBOL CLUBE's Jacob Medeiros got his second yellow card of the match in the 44th minute. The referee ordered Jacob Medeiros off the ground. In a very dangerous position, a player in XANGAI FUTEBOL CLUBE fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 43rd minute. Penalty! In the 46th minute there was a penalty for Praya. Mariano Rocha stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Nuno Reis. 1-3. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-3.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Teófilo Soares was the one to do the kick off. Praya's David Morais proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 52nd minute of the match, managed to save Praya from getting a goal against them. Jaime Veiga charged in rather forcefully in the 53rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jaime Veiga the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. If Teófilo Soares had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Teófilo Soares fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without David Morais having to interfere. Jaime Veiga kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Praya defense, Armindo Torres kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of David Morais. The Praya fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that David Morais should have stopped the shot. The crowd rose to their feet as XANGAI FUTEBOL CLUBE's Mauro Queiroga slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of David Morais. That made the score 1-5 after 65 minutes of play. In the 68th minute, Teófilo Soares got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 71 minutes into the game, Mariano Santos was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Praya's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave XANGAI FUTEBOL CLUBE the free kick. After a rather tough play, Praya's Mariano Santos got a free kick in the 71st minute. If Teófilo Soares had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The supporters of XANGAI FUTEBOL CLUBE booed when Praya was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jaime Veiga didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Praya's Manuel Pacheco got a free kick in the 77th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Armindo Torres in the 80th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck David Morais prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 82nd match minute, Praya was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Oliveira Trindade to maneuver through the defense. 83 minutes into the match, Praya's goalkeeper David Morais had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Teófilo Soares. The supporters of Praya booed when XANGAI FUTEBOL CLUBE was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Armindo Torres didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 85 played minutes, Praya's Mariano Rocha shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Nuno Reis came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Praya reached it. Praya's David Morais proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 87th minute of the match, managed to save Praya from getting a goal against them. After some fancy dribbling in the 96th minute, Mauro Queiroga managed to get in a good position for a shot. XANGAI FUTEBOL CLUBE's supporters rose to their feet, but Mauro Queiroga was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. David Morais breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When the match was over XANGAI FUTEBOL CLUBE could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Praya throughout the match.
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